Oxford University Press

The pioneering moral philosopher Annette Baier presents a series of new and recent essays in ethics, broadly conceived to include both engagements with other philosophers and personal meditations on life. Baier's unique voice and insight illuminate topics ranging from patriotism and future generations to honesty, trust, hope, and friendship....

rhis concise, up-to-date history begins in the pre-Islamic Arab world and goes through to the present, telling the story of Muhammad and his Companions, the development of Islamic religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, and the influence that Islam has on today's world. It traces the growth of Muslim philosophy, science, and art,...

The Catholic intellectual tradition is broad, and covers a wide array of academic disciplines. In their book, John Piderit, Melanie Morey, and their contributors take a disciplinary approach to the Catholic intellectual tradition. Each chapter focuses on one academic discipline or major that is taught at the undergraduate level in most colleges or...

Genius is highly individual and unique yet it shares a compelling quality. In this        intriguing introduction Andrew Robinson uses the life and work of familiar geniuses        - and some less familiar - to consider what their achievements have in common;        whether its heredity, education, hard work, intelligence or just plain luck....

A Dialogue with Noam Chomsky in the Basque CountryThis book presents a state-of-the-art account of what we know and would like to        know about language, mind, and brain. It brings together leading researchers in        linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, cognitive neuroscience,        comparative cognitive psychology, and...

The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain - and they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. It's a mystery that's never been solved, until now . . ....